David Hartdley – Texas on the Potomachttps://blog.chron.com/txpotomac
Washington news with a Texas accentMon, 16 Nov 2015 20:28:37 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4Coast Guard admits it’s failed to probe piracy, smuggling, murder along Rio Grandehttps://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/06/coast-guard-admits-its-failed-to-probe-piracy-smuggling-murder-along-rio-grande/
https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/06/coast-guard-admits-its-failed-to-probe-piracy-smuggling-murder-along-rio-grande/#respondWed, 15 Jun 2011 13:43:45 +0000http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/?p=12343The U.S. Coast Guard commandant told Congress on Tuesday that his department failed to complete a congressionally-ordered analysis on where and how it could operate on the Rio Grande to stem piracy, smuggling and murder.
The confession came five days after U.S. and Texas lawmen were involved in a blazing pre-dawn shootout with smugglers near the rural Rio Grande Valley town of Abram.
Adm. Robert Papp said there were “no excuses” why his department missed a Jan. 15 deadline to complete the analysis of the navigable parts of the river, and submit it to Congress, which can authorize more funding and resources.]]>https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2011/06/coast-guard-admits-its-failed-to-probe-piracy-smuggling-murder-along-rio-grande/feed/0